Lawns are a passion hate of mine. I bought a house and land package that has lawn front and back and it's the most useless waste of land. I'd rather the house be further forward with a bigger shed in the back yard but instead there a plant that require constant cutting/watering. My ex was the one who wanted to keep it and now that she's gone I'll look at landscaping the yard to rocks and native flora.
As a space behind your house where kids can run about and play, that is safer and nicer to look at than a concrete or bare-earth yard, then I totally support it, particularly if you're in a climate where they don't need much help. As a big pointless expanse to look at and not use for anything, or in parts of the world where keeping the lawn requires massive effort and expense and continual watering, it's a huge waste. And if you're going to have a lawn, at least put some flowerbeds around with pollinator-friendly plants.
My garden has a lawn, because I have a toddler. It also has deep borders stuffed with plants, and at this time of year you can't go half a minute without seeing a bee or a butterfly or something. Also, in this part of the world I don't have to do much to keep it looking good, besides mowing it and chucking a bit of seed on the occasional worn spot.
Sod is expensive right now. These are clearly fresh patches of sod laid down which is why you can see they're in a pre-cut grid. Someone who needed some sod stole their sod.
41 Comments
lynny@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 3y
Lawns were a mistake
joelfromaus@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 3y
Lawns are a passion hate of mine. I bought a house and land package that has lawn front and back and it's the most useless waste of land. I'd rather the house be further forward with a bigger shed in the back yard but instead there a plant that require constant cutting/watering. My ex was the one who wanted to keep it and now that she's gone I'll look at landscaping the yard to rocks and native flora.
Ralphensnitch@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
What's the status of that project? That's a lot of work but way nicer than lawns once finished
hydra@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
try wooden mulch, it does wonders in drier climates.
anaximander@feddit.uk · 15 pts · 3y
As a space behind your house where kids can run about and play, that is safer and nicer to look at than a concrete or bare-earth yard, then I totally support it, particularly if you're in a climate where they don't need much help. As a big pointless expanse to look at and not use for anything, or in parts of the world where keeping the lawn requires massive effort and expense and continual watering, it's a huge waste. And if you're going to have a lawn, at least put some flowerbeds around with pollinator-friendly plants.
My garden has a lawn, because I have a toddler. It also has deep borders stuffed with plants, and at this time of year you can't go half a minute without seeing a bee or a butterfly or something. Also, in this part of the world I don't have to do much to keep it looking good, besides mowing it and chucking a bit of seed on the occasional worn spot.
Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi · 3 pts · 3y
Give me moss or wood chips.. or mossy wood chips.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 3y
You: "Touch Grass"
You, later: "Not like that"
LovelyCupcake@feddit.de · 31 pts · 3y
That's some sad looking gras
average650@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y
It looks like sod that didn't really take.
STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
Agreed. Maybe if you tell the grass a joke you might be able to cheer it up.
hemmes@lemmy.one · 8 pts · 3y
FTFY
SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 3y
This is Spezs fault somehow
Evono@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Spez needed to touch gras so he stole some.
tappyturtle@programming.dev · 3 pts · 3y
The grass would probably spontaneously combust from his body odor before he has the chance to touch it
President_Pyrus@feddit.dk · 3 pts · 3y
Always is
glibg10b@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y
Fuck /u/spez
Trekman10@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 3y
Should plant something more wild and ecological anyways 😔
b_crussin@kbin.social · 10 pts · 3y
r/NoLaw- oh wait
hibbfd@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y
@MagsIFellFor
savoy@lemmygrad.ml · 8 pts · 3y
No to lawns! Yes to native plants!
Izzent@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y
They're just taking it inside so they can touch grass from home.
torafugu@kbin.social · 17 pts · 3y
Those gangs are literally stealing turf!
Sabzhero@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y
Is this really MILDLY infuriating…
roddy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
Mildly infuriating probably because it's not their own grass
Sabzhero@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Fair point
MxM111@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y
My guess, the reverse is true - people fixing the lawn
MoltenBoron@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
Perhaps an equine-deficient, bean-abstainer was in need of a lift, and well you know how that old saying goes...
planetexpress@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Where is this?!
Player2@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 3y
I think I remember it being Brazil based on this post on another site
floorpigeon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I saw some blocky cows go by that way
fedev@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I expected as much, Minecraft cows did it.
Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi · 1 pts · 3y
Pretty sure it was the Minecraft Sheep - cows don't eat grass in Minecraft
DreamHollow4219@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
Really weird. I can't imagine there's a practical reason for this. Or maybe people are trying to steal pieces of lawn to grow their own?
roofuskit@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y
Sod is expensive right now. These are clearly fresh patches of sod laid down which is why you can see they're in a pre-cut grid. Someone who needed some sod stole their sod.
Morcyphr@lemmy.one · 5 pts · 3y
Can they please come steal my grass?
/Nolawns
digitalgadget@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Sprinkle it with glitter, the herpes of the craft world
unphazed@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Jack and Jill ar it again?
nsmnc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
ch1cken@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
polaroid@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
It's always greener...
lynny@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
2scoops@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Probably a couple local gangs having a turf war. I’ll see myself out….. :)